Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 139 The Jin Kingdom’s Policy of Reducing Ding

"Your Majesty, Zhang Wu, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor!"

Zhang Wu knelt down and shouted in a somewhat dry Jurchen dialect.

The stove in the imperial study was very warm, but the rest of the palace was as cold as ice. Zhang Wu was already shivering with cold as he walked along, and it was only then that he finally recovered.

He had already developed his courage. When he heard the man sitting in the room say something, he immediately raised his head and looked at the legendary Emperor of Jin.

Wanyan Zongwang stood next to him, worried that Zhang Wu would make rude remarks, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, this person is my brother-in-law. Although he is from the Song Dynasty, he is very loyal to Dai Jin."

"Song people?"

Emperor Jin raised his head and looked at Zhang Wu. After a moment, he suddenly said: "I heard that there was a confidant of Liu Ling from Yan who paid a large sum of money. Is it him?"

"Exactly."

Jin Di sat on the chair and smiled, looking at it for a while before looking away.

"Very good, I can't leave. I have watched you fight for the country in the past few years. I, Dajin, are not as cumbersome as Song and Liao. If you have merit, I will definitely reward you well."

"I thank your Majesty for your kindness."

"Zhang Wu."

Zhang Wu, who had always been kneeling on the ground, lowered his head this time and replied: "I am here."

"Since you are from the Song Dynasty and a confidant of Marshal Liu, and now you are even more valued by my nephew, I think you have some abilities."

"I don't dare."

"It doesn't matter," Jin Emperor waved his hand and said softly: "In recent days, there has been a lot of criticism in the court about whether to cede the Yinshan grassland. I want to hear your opinion."

This is actually the school exam.

Wanyan Aguda and Wanyan Wu Qimai brothers are not barbarians in the conventional sense. They are willing to learn. They still clearly remember the years of hardship in the white mountains and black waters, and they spare no effort in recruiting talents.

However, because of the rise of someone from Yanyun, most of the old officials of the Liao Kingdom who were supposed to surrender to the Jin Kingdom sooner or later took refuge under him.

Although the Jin State usurped most of the land of the Liao State, it was suddenly exhausted.

Zhang Wu was thinking silently, and Wanyan Zongwang was a little worried. Just as he was about to speak, he saw his uncle raising his head and piercing his eyes like a sword.

Outside the city of Yanjing, Wanyan Zongwang led a hundred riders out of the city to make an oath with Liu Ling. The latter had deliberately spoken in Wanyan Zongwang's ear without actually saying anything. However, this scene was revealed when the Jin army successfully retreated to Juyong Pass. Someone took the initiative to report it to Emperor Jin.

Emperor Jin did not doubt his nephew at first, but when he sent an envoy to question Wanyan Zongwang, the latter did not whisper anything else to Liu Ling at all, and immediately got angry and beat the envoy.

After the envoy returned, he was naturally more jealous. At the same time, Emperor Jin also knew that Wanyan Zongwang secretly traded cattle and sheep with Liu Ling's caravan.

What is your relationship with Liu Ling? He is actually willing to buy your cattle and sheep at three times the price?

What's more, the country is currently short of cattle to cultivate wasteland. Wanyan Zongwang dares to sell cattle for a little profit. What on earth do you want to do?

Emperor Jin only knew part of the inside story. In fact, after Wanyan Zongbi and more Jurchen nobles found out about this business, Wanyan Zongwang took the lead and secretly conducted the transaction. However, after they were revealed to Emperor Jin, Wanyan Zongbi became the sole owner of the deal. benefit.

Wanyan Zongwang lowered his head, feeling that his uncle's eyes were cold.

"Your Majesty, I do have some vulgar opinions." Zhang Wu said.

"tell me the story."

Jin Di looked away and became gentle again.

"We, Dajin, made our fortune in a bitter cold land. The first generation of Dajin soldiers were all fought from a bitter cold land. They were naturally very brave. However, after coming into contact with the land and wealth of the Liao Kingdom, most of them would inevitably Relax."

Zhang Wu clapped his chest and said with emotion, "I am also a soldier. At the beginning, I can fight for fame and fortune, but as I get more and more money, my official position is getting higher and higher. What I am thinking It’s not about fighting to the death to kill the enemy, but how to escape from the fight and enjoy it.”

Jin Di couldn't help but nodded. Although the country's current life is still quite difficult, the middle and high-level Jurchen dignitaries have tasted real benefits, and many people have begun to enjoy themselves. If there was no real shortage of food in the country, Emperor Jin knew that the best response would be to continuously launch wars to give the soldiers more opportunities to seize land and wealth.

But it is a pity that Emperor Liao died too late, and the Jin army had already spent too much energy on him.

Liu Ling's Yanyun army is not someone to be trifled with either. The huge defeat in Wanyan Lou's room made all the Jin people realize that a powerful neighbor had once again appeared in the south.

Jin Di calmed down and said calmly: "Continue."

"But in comparison, the grassland is vast and the sky is high. I am a Han Chinese. I have heard since I was a child that the foreigners in the north dismounted their horses to serve the people and mounted their horses to serve as soldiers. Once they formed a large number, it would be very easy for them to go south and attack the Central Plains."

Hearing this, Wanyan Zongwang and Jin Di's expressions changed at the same time. Wanyan Zongwang hurriedly shouted:

"Zhang Wu, don't talk nonsense!"

"Let him say it." Jin Di rubbed his face and frowned slightly.

Zhang Wu kowtowed and said in a deep voice: "One time, when I was still serving under Marshal Liu, I occasionally heard him discussing things with other people. What they were talking about was the affairs of the foreign tribes in this grassland."

"What did he say?"

Emperor Jin had some affection for the legendary Liu Ling. In terms of military warfare, Liu Ling was naturally a famous commander. In the past three years, he had turned the land of Yanyun into his own family business, which proved that Liu Ling must be in the army. There are also very powerful means in domestic affairs and winning people's hearts.

It's a pity that such talents cannot be used by me.

"Liu Ling said that the grassland is vast and everything grows wildly, including people. The Central Plains are often tired of internal fighting, and the grassland has accumulated a lot of manpower and material resources over time. If the journey south does not go smoothly, you can grab a sum and leave.

If things go well, foreigners from the grasslands can even march straight in. For example, the Xiongnu in the early Han Dynasty, the Wuhu in the Jin Dynasty, and the Khitan in the late Tang Dynasty are all like this. "

"Then, what does Liu Ling think should be done?" Jin Di leaned forward and listened in rapt attention.

"kill!"

Zhang Wu spat out a word suddenly and said in a deep voice: "Every year, we send troops to the grasslands to reduce the number of grassland tribes and reduce the number of their newborn babies. In this way, we can not only deter the grassland tribes, but also permanently establish our hegemony.

Even if the grassland tribes hold grudges, they don't have many troops every year. The country can still recruit their young men to serve in the army. In this way, the grassland tribes will always be able to guard the pastures for the country. "

He raised his head and looked at Jin Emperor and said, "Dashuai Liu, he calls it reduced number."

So cruel

Jin Di pursed his lips and thought silently in his heart.

The notorious reduction policy in history was invented by the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom, but that was at least a few decades later. The current Jin Emperor Wanyan Wu Qingbuya is not that easy to fool, but he also saw the more important aspects of this policy. Bright side.

There are also many foreign tribes in the Kingdom of Jin, and rebellions are now frequent. The policy of reducing the number of tribes may be able to cut through the mess quickly.

Jin Di said a few words of encouragement, waved his hand, and signaled the two of them to leave.

As soon as he went out, Wanyan Zongwang said anxiously: "Why are you so stupid? If you said something wrong just now, I can't tell you. Alas, I can't tell you clearly. All you need to know is that if you said something wrong and offended the emperor, It’s hard for me to save you now.”

"Brother, why are you so panicked?" Zhang Wuyi said sternly: "I think our Emperor Jin is really good."

The two of them talked in low voices and walked out of the palace under the guidance of the palace maid. By chance, they saw a Meng An walking in with a letter in his hand, followed by a group of palace ladies.

Wanyan Zongwang walked over to greet him, pointed at the letter in the other person's hand, and asked curiously: "But is there something wrong?"

The Meng'an nodded and replied: "Urgent report from the grassland. A large tribe under the enemy lieutenant tribe was massacred by the Yongqing army of Yandi overnight. An army of more than 4,000 people from Wanggu tribe was killed by Yandi. The victorious army was slaughtered.

The Hengshan County Duke of Yandi has already started to take action on the grassland. "

Wanyan Zongwang frowned and sneered, "He is seeking his own death."

(End of this chapter)